suster

See also: Suster and šuster

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zuster, from Middle Dutch suster, from Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sœstər/

Noun

suster (plural susters)

  1. sister

Coordinate terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch zuster.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sus.tər/

Noun

suster (plural suster-suster, first-person possessive susterku, second-person possessive sustermu, third-person possessive susternya)

  1. nurse

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

suster f

  1. sister
  2. sister, nun

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “suster”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “suster (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sweostor, swustor, sweoster, in turn from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse systir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsustər/, /ˈsistər/
  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈswustər/
  • (Southern ME) IPA(key): /ˈzustər/, /ˈzistər/

Noun

suster (plural sustren or sustres or (rare) suster, genitive sustres or suster)

  1. A sister or step-sister; a female sibling.
  2. A (Christian) woman (i.e. as a "sister in life/Christ")
  3. A nun; a women living a monastic lifestyle.
  4. (nautical) A catch to secure cords at sea.

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Altered from Old Portuguese sostẽer, from Latin sustinēre, present active infinitive of sustineō (“I sustain”).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /suʃ.ˈteɾ/
  • Hyphenation: sus‧ter

Verb

suster (first-person singular present indicative sustenho, past participle sustido)

  1. to support (to keep from falling)
  2. to sustain (to provide for or nourish something)
  3. to detain (to keep (someone) from proceeding)
  4. to contain; to enclose

Conjugation
  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb suster
Notes:[edit]
  • This is an irregular verb of the -er group.
  • Verbs with this conjugation include: conter, suster.
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal suster
Personal suster susteres suster sustermos susterdes susterem
Gerund
sustendo
Past participle
Masculine sustido sustidos
Feminine sustida sustidas
Indicative
Present sustenho susténs sustém sustemos sustendes sustêm
Imperfect sustinha sustinhas sustinha sustínhamos sustínheis sustinham
Preterite sustive sustiveste susteve sustivemos sustivestes sustiveram
Pluperfect sustivera sustiveras sustivera sustivéramos sustivéreis sustiveram
Future susterei susterás susterá susteremos sustereis susterão
Conditional
susteria susterias susteria susteríamos susteríeis susteriam
Subjunctive
Present sustenha sustenhas sustenha sustenhamos sustenhais sustenham
Imperfect sustivesse sustivesses sustivesse sustivéssemos sustivésseis sustivessem
Future sustiver sustiveres sustiver sustivermos sustiverdes sustiverem
Imperative
Affirmative - sustém sustenha sustenhamos sustende sustenham
Negative (não) - sustenhas sustenha sustenhamos sustenhais sustenham

Synonyms

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian swester, from Proto-Germanic *swestēr, from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr.

Noun

suster c (plural susters, diminutive susterke)

  1. sister
    Coordinate term: broer

Further reading
  • “suster”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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